LOGINYvonne wore a sweet and innocent smile. She was deliberately inviting Christopher to the celebration.Someone was bound to be happy, while someone else was bound to be upset.His beloved woman was about to face jail time. She was inviting him to the celebration to get even with him.Everything Nicole had done was disgusting through and through.Yvonne didn't understand what was so good about that woman. Christopher was blind to abandon treasure for the sake of trash!He might look calm and composed right now, but he might just go around and use his connections to plead mercy for that woman.Yvonne was deliberately trying to annoy him by inviting him to their celebration. If he didn't join them, that meant that he was going somewhere to solve Nicole's crisis.Christopher glanced at his watch. "Please go ahead. I have something else to attend to."With that, he left.Luke immediately followed suit.Jasper watched on as Christopher stepped into Mr. Warren's car and left with him
At the ceremony, there were awards from the main organizer and local scientific research institutions.Amelia was given an offer by the local scientific research institute."Let us invite the guest of honor to present the award," the host announced into the microphone.At the other end of the stage, a man walked onstage with a trophy. He was wearing a black suit, looking elegant and dignified.Amelia was stunned to see the man walking up the stage. She never expected Christopher to be the award presenter.Under everyone's gaze, he walked toward Amelia. There was a faint smile on his face.When he finally stopped in front of Amelia, he looked at her deeply. His gaze was strange, and Amelia couldn't quite put a finger on it.Christopher handed the trophy to Amelia and said gently, "Congratulations on getting what you want."Amelia didn't say anything, but simply nodded and smiled cordially back at him. She took the trophy from him.At that moment, their fingers brushed past each
Hearing Nicole's call, Christopher turned toward her with a smile.He never liked smiling, always looking cold and distant. His expression sent a chill down Nicole's spine. She almost collapsed to the floor and lost her balance.She had come for the competition today, excited at the prospect of winning, but now…Everything was ending tragically for her.Nicole's face was pale, filled with hopelessness. She felt like she was drowning with no way out.Seeing Christopher's eyes, Luke stiffened."Aren't you going to think of a solution? Is Nicole really capable of doing something like this?" he pressed. Hearing his remark, Winona laughed. "Only a complete idiot like you would dare to say something like that now. She's on the verge of utter collapse. You like to lick her boots, don't you? Go ahead and try helping her, then. If you dare pit yourself against the country for her, I'll give you a thumbs-up."Luke froze where he was. He was good friends with Nicole, wasn't he? Goo
"The data parameters, process annotations, and even down to the second decimal place of the figures are identical to the technical document prepared over a decade ago."Mr. Warren's tone was icy. "Ms. Sinclair is a core member of the national research institute and a foundational technical member of materials development in an aerospace project. Do you really think you can frame her on the basis of your so-called work from your subpar company?" Megatech, a subpar company?Winona, hearing that, wanted to give Mr. Warren a standing ovation.Aside from having a strong backer, Megatech was indeed a subpar company with nothing to its name.Tongues began wagging amongst the audience. There used to be so much hype garnered for Megatech, but now, it was nothing. It had no achievements to its name.Nicole was on the verge of collapse as she stood on stage. The overwhelming information was drowning her and causing her knees to go weak.She was being utterly humiliated.Nicole opened h
"If the world finds out, wouldn't that be a joke?" Nicole went on.Contributing to the nation couldn't give Amelia immunity. She shouldn't be allowed to do as she pleased just because of what she had done.Mr. Warren passed the documents in his hand to Nicole.Nicole looked at them.Aside from Eos x7, the initial prototype of all the test data Amelia presented today was prepared over a decade ago in Institute 511. She had put together this data prototype jointly with Mr. Hunt. Everything was documented clearly in the government-approved document.Nicole's face turned pale as she continued flipping through the pages.Aside from this official government document, the entire process of her plagiarism was documented clearly in the rest of the document.Nicole's knees went weak. She put the documents aside and insisted, "Impossible! There must be a misunderstanding somewhere…"Christopher had told her that this was already dealt with. How could this reappear during the competition
The audience went dead silent at the judge's announcement.Many of them exchanged glances, and some even turned to look at Christopher.Nicole was the self-proclaimed Mrs. Zephyr. What response would he give to this?Luke instinctively turned to look at Christopher as well.Christopher looked calm and unperturbed by the announcement, unsurprised by the turn of events. His brows furrowed slightly.Everyone in the audience started muttering under their breath.Nicole now seemed to be the one crossing the line all the time, while Christopher never said or announced anything. If Nicole were truly the future Mrs. Zephyr, how could he, as her husband, remain seated so calmly?Nicole's face, even her lips, went pale. She bit her lip, her hands trembling as they hung weakly by her sides. She looked at the judges and gasped in disbelief. "What…?"She suspected she had heard them wrongly.Annul her second place?Why?! On what basis?Nicole finally found her voice back, but she could







